Ice-can.



J. W. ORR.

Patented J an. 20, 1914.

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ICE CAN.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 16, 1912 1,084,956. Patented Jan. 20, 1914 3SHEETS-SHEET 2.

J. W. ORR.

ICE CAN.

APPLICATION TILED NOV.16,1912.

1,084,956. Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

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IN VE/Y TOR 7'0 RNEY l of the upper part of the can.

U'Nfiilifi STAT 3S PATENT QFFICE.

JOHN \V. ORR, OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO K. CARSTENSEN, OF SACRAIQENTO, CALIFORNIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 20, 191.4.

Application filed November 16, 1912. Serial No. 731,790.

To all HT/LOI'IL it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jens W'. ORR, a citizen of the United States. residing at Sacramento, in the county of Sacramento, State of Calilprniu have invented certain new 3.1M. useful Improvements .in IceCans; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear. and exact description of the same. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appert-aii'is to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying iglrawings, and to the characters of refer ence marked thereon. which form a part of this application. I

This invention relates to improvements in the apparatus used tor freezing ice according to the process known as the raw water process, the objectof the invention beii'ig to produce an apparatus by the use of which the ice maybe frozen in a more rapid, expeditious and economical manner and also by means of which apparatus the ice blocks when frozen may be harvested much more quickly of melting than can be done with the apparatus now commonly used. 'The apparatus further embodies certain other advantageous elements especially de signed to maintain the apparatus in an effective operatin condition and at the same time permitithc ice blocks to be rapidly formed.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet one which will be exceedingly ellective for the purposes for which it is designed.

These objects, I accomplish y means of such structure and relative arrangement of the parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

()n the drawings similar cl'iaracters of ref-- erence indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a plurelity of the cans shown in operative position. Fig. 2 a sectional view taken on a line X--X of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view Fig. 4 is a. similar view of the lower part of the can.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the can proper which is provided with a spaced jurkl-l 2 forming a brine chamber 3 completely surrounding the.

sides of the can. l. The numeral 4 designates and cheaply and with a less amount a projecting flange on the upper end of the acket 2 projecting over a recess or pocket Sun a casting 6, there being abrine supply pipe 7 connected with said pocket or recess :1. This pocket or recess 5 extends entirely around the sides of the can 1. in order that such pocket will till and over flow the flange 4' equally so as to distribute the brine at all times equally around the entire can through the medium of the chamber 3. Similarly the lower end of the jacket 2 is provided with a flange 8 projecting over a pocket or recess 9 in a casting 10, such pocket or recess 9 communicating with a brine out let pipe 11. By means of this structure the brine will pass equally under the flange 8 into the pocket 9 and out of the outlet 11, which structure will in conjunction with the above mentioned structure keep the move ment o l the brine around the can equalized under all conditions.

' 'lhe-iuuneral 12 designates another jacket spaced from the jacket 2 and forming an intermediate chamber 18, which duringthe ice making process forms a suitable insulation to prevent the atmospheric heat from ell'ecling lhe brine chamber 2. During the harvesting process this chamber 18 is used as a hot water jacket, the hot water being admitted to the lower end ofsaid jacket through a pipe 15 and drained from the upper end lhriiugh a pipe 14. As can readily be seen this will distribute heat from the hot water quickly around the can causing the ice block '16 to loosen equally all around the sides of the can (and at the bottom as will appear) thus permitting the harvesting to be done rapidly and edoctively.

F-ecured to the bottom edge of the can 1 is an iuclosing wall 17 forming a bottom chamber l8 provided with a cross or top wall 19 spaced from the bottom 20 of the can 1 forming an intermediate recess or chamber 21. Secured to the member 19 and disposed within the chamber 18 is a pan or vat. 22, therebeiug a pipe 23 communicating from said, member-22 through the chamber 21 and into the can 1, such member 22 flaring 0utwardly as it enters the can 1 as at 24: for the purpose as will appear. i

The numeral 25 designates a water supply pipe communionting with the bottom of the member 22 and provided with an inlet val vs 26 whereby water may l e-admitted intr the sired level the water will then flow out through the pipe 29 and through an outlet ,pipe 30 which connects with all of the pipes 29 for a series or unit of the cans 1 as shown in Fig. 1. 'The above operation is for use when the cans are filled singly with the water but if it is desired to fill them all as a unit the pipe 30 could be closed and the water supply admitted to said pipe 30 and the water would then flow through the pipes 29 and into the can 1 filling all the cans of a unit with one operation.

The numeral 31 designates acompressed air supply pipe communicating with the tank 22, which air passes through the pipe 24 and into the water in the tank 1 during the freezing operation. Due to the water standing in the member 22 the force of the compressed air forcing the water down below the level of the pipe 23, such air then passing into the tank 1, will cause the motion of said air to be pulsative or agitated and lllllri together with the spreading efi'ect occasioned by the. flared portion 24 will cause a thorough dissemination of the agitated air through the water in the can 1 as is necessary to thorough freezing in the raw .f

water process for the purpose ofpreventing theimpurities settling in the body of the cake of ice.

The space 21 between the bottom of the can 20 and the member 19 over the space 18 forms an insulation for the bottom of the can 1 and the cold passing through the bottom 20 of the can 1 through the space 21 and through the member 19 tends to cool the air passing through the member 22 so that it is in a semi-cooled condition when it passes into the can 1. On the other hand however, the air passing through the member 22 pre vents the air in the space 21 from becoming too cold and thus prevents the bottom ofthe water in the can 1 from freezing and thus preventing perfect agitation which would prevent the freezing operation from being done as quickly and effectively as is necessary. Durin the harvesting operationthis space 21 is filled with hot water from the pipe 14 in order to loosen the bottom of the cake of ice from the can 1. After the harvesting operation the hot water in the pipes 14 and in the space 21 is drawn off through a small relief valve 532, the main over flow from the space 21 for the hot water being through a trap 33, the purpose of the trap being to hold a suili icul amount of water to prevent lln atz'nospheric air passing into the i-lianilmr 2! during the freezing process.

the brine in the On the upper end of the can 1 is secured a projecting flange 3 1 by means of which the casting 6 which carries the members 2 and 12 may be secured in position with respect to said can 1 by means of bolts 35, there being gaskets 3G interposed between the flange 3st and the casting 6 to make a tight joint. Similarly on the lower end of the can 1 are secured projecting flanges 37 against which the casting 10 is drawn by the tightening up of the bolts 35, there being gaskets 38 interposed between the casting 10 and the flange 37.

In order to relieve the air pressure from the brine chamber 3 when the brine is admitted thereto, I provide an air outlet 39 1 provided with a. pipe 40. The brine outlet pipe 11 has a vertical portion 11 equal to the height of the cans 1 in order to maintain chambers at the complete vertical level of the cans under all conditions.

In practice as will readily be seen the water is admitted into the cans 1 through the members 22 and the compressed air then admitted throu h the .)ipes 31 passes through the mem ers 2 an pipes 23 into the cans 1 agitating the water in the manner and for the purpose set forth. The brine is then admitted through the brine chamber 3 until the freezing operation is complete, the space 12 in the meantime acting as an insulation as above set forth. Then when the reezing operation is completed hot water is admitted into the space 12 and the space 21 which loosens the ice and permits it to be harvested by means of the usual hooks 41. The inclosed member 17 prevents the atmosphere from reaching the bottom of the can 1 while the space 21 acts both as an insulation and still at the same time absorbs enough heatfrom the air passing through the member 22 to prevent the water in the bottom of the can from freezing and preventing perfect circulation of the air.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that .l have produced such an ice can as substantially fulfils the objects of this invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention. v

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described con'iprising a can, a jacket surrounding said can, a recessed member disposed around the upper edge of said jacket, the upper edge of said jacket projecting partly over the face of said recess, and means admitting brine to said recess, described.

2. A device of the character described comprising a can, a jacket disposed around said can, a recessed member projecting around said jacket at each end thereof, the ends of said jacket projecting partly across said recesses, a brine inlet communicating with the top recess and an outlet leading from the bottom recess, as described.

3. A 1 device of the character described comprising a can, a means for conducting a freezing medium about said can, an inclosed member disposed at the bottom of said can and having a cover spaced from the bottom of said can, a vat disposed in said inclosed member and being attached to said cover, a pipe leading from said vat into said can and Water and air supply means conununicating with said vat, as described.

4. A device of ,the character described comprising a can, a freezing means disposed aroynd said can, an inclosed member on the bottom of said can, a cover on said inclosed 

